Evaluation of the effectiveness of telemedicine in the management of risk and cardiovascular problems in primary health care in Cameroo

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Circulatory System; Cardiovascular Diseases, Telemedicine

• Registration Number: PACTR201701001964199
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of Medicine of Biomedical Sciences of University of Yaoundé 1

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-01-06
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Other
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 182

Inclusion Criteria

Eligible participants must meet at least one of the following inclusion criteria are:
i.Present with one or more of the following Cardiovascular risk factors: age (¿ 45 years for men and ¿ 55 years for a woman); active smoking (¿ 1 cigarette / day) arterial hypertension (¿ 140/90 mmHg or on antihypertensive treatment); fasting hyperglycemia (fasting blood sugar > 1.1 g / l) or diabetes; obesity (body mass index ¿ 30 kg / m2; truncal obesity (men ¿ 102 cm, female: ¿ 88 cm).
ii.History of cardiovascular disease (personal or first degree family history)
iii.Present with symptoms (dyspnoea, palpitations, chest pain, etc.) or signs (tachy -bradycardia, heart murmur, edema, arterial hypo-hypertension, etc.) making suggestive of a cardiovascular disease.
iv.Residing in the health area or district with the corresponding health structure in which he/she consults and provides an address in which he can be reached in case of need,
v.Give informed consent (sign the form) after an explanation by the health care professional on the goals of the study.
vi.Finally, in the intervention centers, participants will also have to do an ECG examination.

Exclusion Criteria

Hospitalised patients or patients deemed severely ill by a health professional will be excluded from this study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Participants¿ access to an ECG examination and expertise

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ECG requested ;ECG request time;Expertise response time;Diagnostic discordance;Inappropriate medical prescriptions ;Applicability of the expert's recommendations;Incorrect Evacuation (unnecessary / necessary) ;Centers¿ Attendance Rate;Compliance to prescribed treatment ;Evolution of clinical symptoms ;Evolution of the blood pressure;Overall satisfaction of participants